Housing in KA3 1UP
What the homes in KA3 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcraig and Beansburn
- Council
- East Ayrshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 354 (2024)
KA3 1UPEast Ayrshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (67.5%). Flats make up 6.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
89.8% of households in the KA3 1UP area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.5% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.8%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
- Private rented6.7%12.9%
- Social rented0%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 22.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (22.4%). 22% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Scotland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KA3 1UP (Southcraig and Beansburn) (about 354 residents).
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.